---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 151.03-21"
title: "46"
number: "151.03-21"
heading: "Filling density."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/151.03-21"
---

# §151.03-21. Filling density.


The ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the weight of cargo that may be loaded into a tank compared to the weight of water that the tank will hold at 60 °F. The weight of a gallon of water at 60 °F in air shall be 8.32828 pounds.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1903; 46 U.S.C. 3703; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGFR 70-10, 35 FR 3714, Feb. 25, 1970, unless otherwise noted.